Cigar Tobacco: Curing and Fermentation

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This video will explain and illustrate the complex processes of curing and fermentation of dark tobacco (i.e., tobacco used for making premium cigars). Curing and Fermentation are critical aspects of the production of premium cigars. Curing removes moisture and chlorophyll from the leaves while at the same time fixing the sugars in the tobacco. Fermentation rids the tobacco of noxious chemicals like ammonia and develops the smooth, rich flavors that will be present in the finished cigar. This video is a remastered version of an earlier upload. Much higher quality, some different media and higher resolution stills.

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best tobacco is from Indonesia, call me if u need

Can you please send me some seeds please, I will pay post and cost

good and technically informative video but one thing I missed about inside the barn temperature and relative humidity and their increase/decrease.

Do the plants themselves emit a scent when they are growing? Again I am thinking the neighbor’s bothering me about being a redneck.
My question is how does the oriental and burley tobacco smell during the curing/drying process (not the fermentation process). I am going to dry them out on the veranda on a clothes hanger.

Does the tobacco emit a powerful smell so that it smells that I am smoking all the time or does it smell like weed.

I do not wan the neighbors calling the cops because they think I am curing marijuana.

Do the plants whilst growing emit a scent. Again I am thinking of the neighbors bothering me and calling the cops.

I expect to have about 20 plants

IMO
This is among the top presentations on this subject.
Great video! :-)
rc

What song is playing in the backround?

Neat!

Vary cool doing it naturally but when you sell it dont add extra nicotine i am trying my best to lower people smoking because my friend got lung cancer and he never smoked cuz people smoked around him if you are currently a smoker pls dont smoke around in public places

Excellent presentation - thank you for that educating and entertaining trip through the tobacco producing process.

Nice video.
I also do the same technique in Indonesia

72°F = ~23°C

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I bet they grow more then just tobacco

So how is your cigar/tobacco growing venture going? did you ever get a chance to build you own fermantation house and such?

i know your are probably just joking (i hope so) but Phily blunts are machine rolled. no where near as sophisticated as this process.

Yum this makes me drool

Fantastic informative videos, ive just purchased my first humidor and Romeo y Julieta cigars.